Day of Filming

On Sunday 17th November, we did all of the filming for our trailer. There were 7 of us who went to Charli's house and we started the filming at around 12, after getting the script sorted and ensuring everyone knew what they were doing in what scene.

Charli started off doing the make up, and after the first had been done, me and Lois went to film that scene, while Charli did the next person. This worked out well because it was giving us more time to leave for the scenes later on in the trailer, in which we could all help with.
With each scene that we filmed, we all had a turn at trying it out, to see if we wanted to perhaps change the angle or the lighting within the frame. This helped to give us more footage to choose from so we can all make the final decision on which one we liked the most.

We started filming the outside 'dark' scenes at around half 5, but had to ensure that whatever was being filmed could be caught well on camera, because lack of lighting often made it difficult to see if the scene was successful or not. Some worked really well, and we used the torches on some of our phones to help light up the scene a little bit, while at the same time creating a scary atmosphere. Some scenes we had to film again or change the way in which they were filmed, to ensure that we were creating it as successfully as we had anticipated.

Ouija board design

This is our final design for our Ouija board. As seen in my last post, we have kept to the conventions of  a Ouija board while still adding our own design. We have kept the 'yes - no', the 'goodbye', the alphabet and the numbers from 0-9. The designs in the corner of our ouija board were completely our own idea and the right hand corner is showing our 'death' symbol. To create the old look, we used coffee and tea bags to stain the paper, to great effect. 

Ouija boards

 

Here are some ouija boards which we have researched into for ideas on the design of our own. Some ouija boards are quite simple but others have a lot of detail to them. All ouija boards include the alphabet and the numbers from 0 - 9, with some of them including a 'yes' or 'no' and also a 'goodbye' at the bottom. As you can see, in the second picture, it doesn't say 'yes' or 'no' and only includes a 'bye' rather than 'goodbye', showing how they vary. By researching into how ouija boards are supposed to look, we came to the conclusion that as long as we included what was on most of them, the design was completely up to us.

Designing ouija board pointer

COLLAGE CREATED USING: PicMonkey

Final Script Changes

http://123.writeboard.com/q22hhhefvj8jdxcm3lfau6wq

password to enable the examiner to see it: a2media

Changes to Cast

After ensuring that everyone could attend the filming session, we came across some difficulties. As a result of the location we are filming in, being in Roydon, it proved difficult for Owen to get there, so because of this, we have had to remove his part from the trailer. As this would then make James the only other boy in our trailer, we realised that this may be slightly unbalanced regarding the people in the cast list, so we have also removed James.

We have replaced James' bedroom scene, by making Lizzie Marsh a new character within the story. If this does not seem to fit our narrative then we may choose to change this scene into something entirely different, which we will decide on the day, after testing out a couple of scenarios.

Also, Lauren is unable to make the day of filming, so we have unfortunately had to replace her part. We decided that instead of Lois' original scene where she is hiding behind a tree, we are going to take this out and instead, make her do the part that Lauren was originally supposed to do.

Schedule for Filming

The day we have chosen to film our movie trailer is 17/11/2013.

Make-Up

After researching into the types of horror make-up, we researched into what we would need to buy. We ordered these products from:

www.partydelights.co.uk

www.joke.co.uk 

How to make wounds using make up

Research into 'Bloody Marvellous' Make-Up

bloodymarvellous™ is a professional range of artificial, fake blood and special effects, prosthetic make up, featured across an extensive portfolio of stage and screen productions including Hollywood blockbusters, UK network TV drama, US sitcoms and prestigious Opera and Theatre companies worldwide.

 

Created by leading film and television make up artist Claire Williams whose 20 years' industry experience led her to develop rigorously camera tested products that withstand the closest range HD shots while being uniquely non-toxic; containing food grade ingredients that are stain-free and safe to swallow.

 

Famed for their ultra-realistic qualities and easy-to-apply formulations, the products are also widely used for casualty simulation in tactical medical, firearms and first aid training and by those wishing to add a professional finishing touch to fancy dress or Halloween costumes.

 

As this brand of special effects make-up is so widely known, we have decided to look at videos of how they apply the make-up to create wounds. There are various tutorials which they provide on YouTube or on their website : http://www.bloodymarvellous.tv/

Our Pitch

Changed Script

By Sombre Productions

Cast List:

Ashleigh Minihane

Emily Power

Remi Martinelli

Louise Orme

Lois May Shipwright

James Nugent

Owen Nganga

Lauren Richards

Title Page-     Sombre Productions

Scene 1- Kitchen

Lois:                (Points to boxes on the counter)

We’re moving next week and you still need to pack, Ashleigh!

Ashleigh:       (sigh)I don’t want to leave. Anyway, I’ve got my friends coming over.

Scene 2- Loft

(Ashleigh lifts down the Ouija board box, blows dust off)- into direction of camera

Scene 3- Garden

(Ashleigh brings games out to campfire in garden) greeted by circle of friends

Ashleigh:       Shall we play this one last time?

Everyone cheers (sound)/ shots of the characters cheering- close ups

Title Page:     BUT WILL IT BE THE LAST TIME?

Pan shot around the circle (sound): whispering/breath- fast/quick shot

Camera lingers on Ashleigh

Demon:          Ashleighhhh

(Ashleigh looks around to see if anyone else heard)- everyone looks scared but nobody has heard what she did

Slow motion shot of them playing and then fast shot of Ashleigh pulling away

POV shot of Ashleigh’s hand (Ouija symbol in blood)- Owen in the back of the shot

 Fast pace reaction shots of the characters emotions

Emily:            What the hell just happened?

Owen:            Screw this!

Long shot,

(Owen picks up the board)

Close up

(Throws it in the fire)

Camera lingers on the Ouija board burning in the fire

Title Page:     DON’T YOU SEE?

Scene 4- Bedroom

Fades into…

Focus is on the Ouija board on the side

Scene focuses

(Ashleigh moves the box) ready to pack and the Ouija is pushed off unseen)

(sound- dramatic boom)

Lights are turned out

(Ashleigh gets into bed) as the Ouija board moves*

Title Page:     THERE’S JUST NO ESCAPING

Scene 5- Bedroom

Shot of James and Ashleigh in the room

(Ashleigh leaves)

(James gets pushed) by an unseen force

Extreme close up of the wound that is created on his shoulder

Scene 6- Various

1)      Louise is racing through forest, over the shoulder shot of her scared expression

2)      Owen tied to a chair, struggling to get out- long shot

3)      Remi covered in blood looking possessed, zooms into her eye which is crying blood

4)      Emily in a dark, her face is the only thing you can see. A blood drop falls on her forehead and she looks up (gasp)

5)      Lois is hiding behind a tree looking scared and out of breath

6)      Lauren is in the garden at night, medium shot, torch is on lighting up only her face, torch goes out, she bangs it, flickers back on, goes out, she bangs it and Ashleigh is standing behind her

(Sound) Dramatic and intense music, full of suspense… ends with a scream

Title Page:     YOU’LL WISH YOU NEVER BECAME PART OF THE OUIJA

                         DEAL

-INSERT The Ouija Deal logo

A close up of a hand, wounded and covered in blood, on the floor. Camera actually on the ground.

 Ashleigh’s feet in the back ground as (she turns and walks away)

Title Page: In Cinemas November 22nd

DVD/Poster cover

First copy of script

The Ouija Deal

Cast List:
Ashleigh Minihane
Emily Power
Remi Martinelli
Louise Orme
Lois May Shipwright
James Nugent
Owen Nganga

Film company logo – Sombre Productions
[GAP FOR ANOTHER CLIP]
Ashleigh lifts down the Ouija board box, blows dust off
Brings game out to campfire in garden, greeted by circle of friends

Ashleigh: Shall we play this one last time?

Everyone cheer (sound)/Shots of the characters cheering- close ups
Title Page: BUT WILL IT BE THE LAST TIME?
Pan shot around the circle  (sound): whispering/breath- fast/quick shot
Camera lingers on Ashleigh

Demon: Ashleighhhhh

Slow motion shot of them playing, then fast shot of Ashleigh pulling away
POV shot of Ashleigh’s hand (Ouija symbol in blood) Owen in shot
Fast pace reaction shots of characters emotions

Emily: What the hell’s just happened?

James: Screw this!

Long shot of Owen picking the board up, close up of him throwing it in fire
camera lingers on the Ouija board burning

Title Page: DON’T YOU SEE…

Ashleigh moves box ready to pack and Ouija board is inside (focussing on the Ouija board, everything else blurred) (sound) dramatic boom

Title Page: THERE’S JUST NO ESCAPING

Shot of James and Ashleigh in her room, she leaves, and then James gets pushed by an unseen force
Extreme close up of the wound that is created

Dust cloud appears as Ashleigh leans down; the dust represents the ‘demon’

Fast paced and quick cut shots…

1)      Louise racing through forest, over the shoulder shot of her scared expression

2)      Remi covered in blood looking possessed- zoom out from her eyes which are crying blood

3)      Owen tied to a chair, struggling to get out- long shot

4)      Emily in a dark room, her face is the only thing you can see. A blood drop falls on her forehead and she looks up

5)      Lois hiding behind a tree. She peers round and you see Ashleigh in a long shot.

(sound) dramatic and intense music, full of suspense… ends with a scream

Title Page: YOU’LL WISH YOU NEVER BECAME PART OF THE OUIJA DEAL
(The Ouija Deal logo)

A close up of a hand, wounded and covered in blood, on the floor. Camera actually on the ground.
Ashleigh’s feet in the back ground as she turns and walks away.

Title Page: In Cinemas October 31st

Ideas

Film title ideas

We came up with five different film title ideas and each asked 10 people each, which title they liked the most. This was my tally of the people I asked and The Ouija Deal was the most popular name, and Persevere was the least successful. Charli and Lois also had more people liking The Ouija Deal film title than any of the others, so we therefore decided that this would be the title of the film. Also, this fitted well with our idea for our storyline and plot so we were pleased that this was the most popular.

Emerson Quinn horror photography

I found this image particularly useful for our movie trailer. The angle of the shot is interesting because the way the girl is looking up makes it seem scary as her eyes seem 'possessed'.Also, the blood on the girls arms makes it seem as though something horrific has happened but the cause of this is unknown here. We want to try to recreate this because our trailer will not necessarily reveal the reasons behind the injuries that the characters will sustain. This image really helps us for ideas on how to do not only wounds, but also what types of shots we could use to create the horror style movie that we want.

Horror Photography - Emerson Quinn

 

Horror Photography

http://www.clintonlofthousephotography.com/p748793319#h202f2afb

This website contains a lot of effective horror photographs, particularly useful for us to look at to consider for our project. Here are a few which I liked:

Researching into horror movie trailers

Horror Movie trailers

Horror Movie Trailers

The Brief

made on Wondersay - Animate text with style

Superman Swede Evaluation

Superman swede trailer practice